Playing the White Moonlight, But Maxing Out the Hatred

Qi Ying is bound to the "White Moonlight Roleplaying System." She must rack up enough Heartbeat Points and complete three iconic scenes to leave each mini-world.

System: [He must torment you physically and emotionally. You must suffer every injustice for him, until you die with your name cleared... and become the radiant white moonlight in his heart!]

Qi Ying: OK. I just need to get enough Heartbeat Points, right?

[World One] The noblewoman disgraced and manipulated by a tyrant

Iconic Scene 1: First meeting: saving the crown prince from drowning

She crouched by the lake and used the sinister prince's head as a ball, nearly drowning him on the spot. The prince was overcome with murderous intent...

Iconic Scene 2: Meeting again: taking a blade for the prince

She showed up only when the prince was about to be killed with a single stroke, then deliberately rammed the gravely wounded man until he coughed up blood. The prince was furious and enraged...

Iconic Scene 3: At his sickbed: a regretful farewell

She had the deposed prince forced to kneel by her bed and recited her brilliant achievements since ascending the throne. The more he listened, the more his anger flared...

Congratulations! Iconic Scenes 1, 2, and 3 complete. Heartbeat Points up, up, up~

System: Wait, what? You actually mistook his Hatred Points for Heartbeat Points?!

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"Tender Yearning [Entertainment Industry]" by Dongyang Zhi

Award-winning screenwriter Bei Yue was devastated to discover that her inspiration had run dry.

Her best friend came up with a terrible idea: she should post online looking for a "contract boyfriend":

Only date online, never meet in person, always available when called, and end things whenever she likes.

Netizens' replies went wildly off-topic, and the whole discussion got more and more ridiculous.

Thankfully, someone answered the call.

She said, "I'm a nobody screenwriter."

He said, "What a coincidence. I'm an actor so far below the eighteenth tier, I can't even see it."

Behind their screens, they chatted about industry secrets and their dreams in life.

After adapting their experience into a screenplay, Bei Yue promptly blocked this "expired pet."

That is, until the script-reading session for her new show...

He Cheng, the confirmed male lead and a rising young star, held the script and gave her a knowing smile:

"Teacher Bei, I don't quite understand the heroine's thought process when she 'uses and abandons' the hero. I hope you'll explain it to me in private."

Bei Yue: "..."

That night, he sent her a message: "Huh, a nobody screenwriter?"

Bei Yue froze, then nervously replied: "...An actor below the eighteenth tier?"

*

Later, at the wrap party.

Someone, drunk, asked, "Brother Cheng, why did you take this role?"

He Cheng fixed his gaze on Bei Yue in the corner, his voice gentle and dangerous:

"To... collect a debt."

Amid the uproar, only Bei Yue's ears turned bright red.

--

The industry mocks Bei Yue, saying her talent has run out.

But He Cheng knows she's immensely talented, and that she'll never give up.

From campus to the film set, he had quietly followed her for years.

He'd meant to wait until the time was right, then slowly win her over.

Until that contract-boyfriend post landed right on the front page of his alt account.

[I will bow down and crown you.]

Beloved top-tier star with a tender yearning for her vs. brilliant screenwriter who blazes her own trail

My column also has completed strong-female-lead power fantasies of a similar sort:

"I Won't Be a Perfect Woman [Quick Transmigration]" and "She's Daring and Delightful [Quick Transmigration]"

Theme: Repay resentment with resentment, and kindness with kindness.